If you want to reduce imports and boost exports a plummeting USD is what you want. Yes, that is an advantage... of people losing faith in your government and c

If you want to reduce imports and boost exports a plummeting USD is what you want. Yes, that is an advantage... of people losing faith in your government and currency. Who are these more reliable trading partners you are talking about ? The regions of note are Canada, Mexico, China, and the EU. Probably most nations. Think back to Trump's 'Liberation Day'... who wants to deal with that kind of... diplomacy? Fed does not seem to do what Trump wants. Powell does as much of what Trump wants as he can without looking like a clown (and maybe for that reluctance, has stepped down). AI stuff is privately held investments with the exception of Google and Nvidia Wall Street considers Microsoft, Google, Tesla, Meta, Nvidia, Palantir - even Apple - to be AI plays now. Those companies have private equity in Open AI, Anthropic, etc.